Sunday, May 30, 2010

I decided to make cupcakes to bring to the barbecue yesterday- and thought I'd use some food coloring and make them red, white and blue. But because I made a butter cake and not a white cake, the white was kind of yellow. And because I didn't put a ton of food coloring in, the red was more pink and the blue was more turquoise.

I baked a dozen cupcakes, and with the rest of the batter, I made a half cake. Despite the color being off, it all tasted great. I think the best part was the icing. Want my secret recipe?

Cream Cheese Frosting

(What is the difference between frosting and icing anyway? I always use the terms interchangeably.)

Mix it all up and you'll be in heaven. Dip strawberries directly into it. Frost your cupcakes, cakes, muffins and pumpkin bread with it. You won't regret it. And you'll never go back to the canned stuff.

You never know...

Sometimes I cook or bake. Sometimes I sew. I love to dye things. I've been known to string a few beads and scrap a few pages. I've melted wax into tarts, and created various bath and body products. You just never know where my creativity is going to take me... or how much of a mess I will leave behind.

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